humour vs playfulness

playfulness vs humour

humour and playfulness both are nouns.

humour is a verb but playfulness is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
humour	Yes	No	Yes	No
playfulness	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, playfulness is a hypernym of humour; that is, playfulness is a word with a broader meaning than humour:

humour: the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous
playfulness: a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement

Other hypernyms of humour include fun.

humour (noun)	playfulness (noun)
the quality of being funny	activities that are enjoyable or amusing
the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous	a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement
the liquid parts of the body	a festive merry feeling
(Middle Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

humour (verb)	playfulness (verb)
put into a good mood

Difference between humour and playfulness

Words related to "humour"

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